Lead rubber isolation bearings are well-recognized as a common and effective means to mitigate the seismic responses of bridges. However, rubber isolation bearings used in offshore bridges are extremely vulnerable to the action of the alternation of...
As one of the important carriers of Tibetan ethnic minority culture inheritance on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, the basic properties and fiber morphology of grass paper from Stellera chamaejasme have a significant impact on its paper quality. The...
Due to the difference of cooling and treatment processes (rolling method, hot braised method, layer pouring method), basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag can be mainly classified as roller steel slag (RSS), hot braised steel slag (HBSS) and layer po...
This study investigates sustainable alternatives for thermal regulation in building materials by incorporating modified basic oxygen furnace slag (MBOFS) as a partial replacement for natural aggregates in concrete. MBOFS was produced by injecting oxy...
Basic oxygen furnace slag (BOFS) is one of the major by-products of the steelmaking industry. Its limited utilization as a construction material is primarily attributed to its chemical properties, which hinder its stability and hydraulic activity due...
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health problem. Many patients contact primary health care (PHC) services shortly before cardiac arrest, yet data on PHC staff preparedness to provide guideline-concordant basic...
The sustainable reuse of waste plastic as an alternative construction material has numerous environmental and economic advantages. New opportunities to recycle waste plastic in asphalt for road construction would mitigate landfill issues and signific...
In order to improve the basic pavement performance of high-elastic asphalt concrete filled in the expansion longitudinal joints of seamless bridges, rubber particles and polyester fibers were added to optimize the mix proportion of elastic asphalt co...
The present work explores in detail the effect of alkaline-basic electrolytes on the capacitance performance of biomass-derived carbonaceous materials used as electrodes in symmetric supercapacitors. The proof-of-concept is demonstrated by two commer...
Creating video games can be a very complex process, which requires taking into account various hardware and software limitations. This process is even more complex for mobile games, which are limited to the resources that their platforms (mobile devi...
Faced with measurement conditions such as high-temperature forging, strict prohibition of surface contamination, and toxic environments, using the projection point of an optical target projector (referred to as an “optical projector”) as...
This study conducted fundamental tests on mortars using the boron compounds recycled industrial wastes to replace uneconomic boron products. The boron compounds were three types according to the pH and the physical and neutron shielding performance o...
The basic system of the BeiDou global navigation satellite system (BDS-3) with 18 satellites has been deployed since December 2018. As the primary frequency standard, BDS-3 satellites include two clock types with the passive hydrogen maser (PHM) and...
Mathematical anxiety (MA) and mathematics performance typically correlate negatively in studies of adolescents and adults, but not always amongst young children, with some theorists questioning the relevance of MA to mathematics performance in this a...
The Chatbot Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) has garnered great attention from the public, academicians and science communities. It responds with appropriate and articulate answers and explanations across various disciplines. For the use...
24 August 2020
Grounded in achievement goal theory and self-determination theory, this study aimed to examine the associations of students’ perception of learning- and performance-oriented climates created by teachers and peers on basic psychological needs sa...
In a previous work, a solar chimney power plant integrated with a solid sorption cooling system for power and cold cogeneration was developed. This prior work showed that reusing the heat released from the adsorption bed enhances the system’s u...
Existing design methods for hybrid power system configurations obtain new solutions based on experience, structure improvement or optimization, exhaustive searching, and the screening of schemes at the expense of less innovation and less efficiency....
3 February 2021
Personnel of the Danish Armed Forces must complete a yearly basic physical fitness test consisting of a Cooper’s 12-min run test (CRT) and four strength-related bodyweight exercises. However, there is no validated alternative to the CRT allowing inju...
Cu-based catalysts supported on sepiolite have been tested in vapor-phase hydrogenation of furfural. The incorporation of basic or amphoteric metal oxides (magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, or cerium oxide) improves the catalytic behavior, reaching a maxi...
Given that risk-taking is an essential channel for companies to obtain high returns and realize value enhancement, the goal of this study is to holistically explore the determinants of corporate risk-taking using various machine learning algorithms....
This paper presents a dual-benefit method for green and sustainable mine construction through developing filling materials using solid waste. In practical engineering applications, there are sulfate ions in mine water, which leads to performance degr...
22 February 2024
(1) Background: Society’s shift to a tech-focused era and has created a hyper-connected, sedentary lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to address two objectives: firstly, to describe and analyze the effects of an active breaks program assoc...
Efficient lime utilization and dephosphorization in basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steelmaking require a bottom-blowing regime that disperses injected lime powder without forming a penetrating gas column. This study optimized the bottom-blowing flow rate...
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) harvests the power from the thermal energy in the ocean, which is reserved in the ocean as the temperature difference between warm surface and cold deep seawaters. In the energy conversion, the heat exchangers t...
Basic magnesium sulfate cement (BMSC) has attracted increasing attention as a low-carbon alternative to traditional Portland cement. Therefore, this study investigates the feasibility of using carbonated boron mud (CBM), an industrial solid waste, as...
A neural network embedding learning control scheme is proposed in this paper, which addresses the performance optimization problem of a class of nonlinear system with unknown dynamics and disturbance by combining with a novel nonlinear function appro...
Recently, a novel magnetic attachment with extremely low cost and high performance was developed. This article aims to introduce a novel magnetic attachment and to evaluate its basic eligibility for denture retention in clinical practice. The novel m...
This preliminary study aims to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the adapted Do-Eat Basic activities of daily living (BADL) assessment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 53 children ages 6–10 years: 17...
In within-visual-range (WVR) air combat, basic fighter maneuvers (BFMs) are widely used. Air combat engagement database (ACED) is a dedicated database for researching WVR air combat. Utilizing the data in ACED, a Transformer-based BFM decision suppor...
To improve the construction performance of inorganic adhesives used for bonding fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets to reinforce concrete structures, make rational use of resources, and reduce carbon emissions, double-shear tests on the interface b...
The overconsumption of traditional plastic products causes serious white pollution and ecological pressure. Bio-based composites derived from natural polymers have emerged as promising sustainable alternatives. This work preliminarily fabricates star...
Production of plants under artificial light conditions is an innovative and smart concept to grow food year-round in any location. However, pre-basic seed potato production in the greenhouse from LED pre-treated seedlings under an aeroponic system is...
The present work explored the adsorptive capacity and catalytic activity of rock powders from basaltic and granitic rocks in the discoloration of synthetic and industrial effluents containing the yellow dye Basic Yellow 96. The rock powders were char...
Alkali-activated binders (AAB) are a suitable and sustainable alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC), with reductions in natural resource usage and environmental emissions in regions where the necessary industrial residues are available. Despi...
After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011, many types of survey meters were used, including Geiger–Müller (GM) survey meters, which have long been used to measure β-rays. Recently, however, a novel radiation survey mete...
Continuous hydrogenation of dimethyl maleate (DMM) toγ-butyrolactone (GBL), 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) is a promising process in industry. In this study, Cu-M/SiO2 catalysts modified by basic promoters (M = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, L...
This study developed 3D-printable cement mortar (3DPCM) incorporating modified basic oxygen furnace slag (MBOFS) sand and waste printed circuit board powder (WPCBP). Five WPCBP-to-cement ratios, namely 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 wt.%, were adopted, and th...
Basic oxygen furnace slag (BOF) is widely used in road construction, but there is a lack of characteristics in different asphalt mixtures. This study investigates the properties of hot-mixed asphalt (HMA), containing stone mastic asphalt (SMA), porou...
Hot- and cold-applied joint sealants are materials commonly used for the surface repairs of the upper layers of asphalt or concrete road surfaces. Our investigations covered six hot-applied joint sealants, classified as the high-extension type N1 (el...
Pneumatic soft manipulators are one of the current development trends in the field of manipulators. The soft manipulator that has been developed at present still has problems with single function and poor load-bearing capacity. This paper designs a c...
17 November 2022
This paper describes the development of an objective curriculum- and performance-based health literacy (HL) measurement instrument to assess Finnish 9th graders’ learning outcomes in the school subject termed Health Education (HE). There were f...
The paper presents an in-depth study of the bio-tribological performance on silicon nitride matrix ceramic composites containing hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with different content. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) under simulated b...
Racing pigeons (Columba livia domestica) have been selectively bred for centuries for superior flight capacity. Yet, the quantitative structure of flight performance traits and the extent to which sex influences these parameters remain poorly charact...
A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle with two or more power sources. We propose a hybrid system in which the engine torque converted by the transmission is combined with an electric motor torque. The proposed system reduces transmission because engine torqu...
The removal of colorant dyes from the environment is an urgent priority due to their toxicity and harmful effects on ecosystems. Porous clay heterostructures have been proposed as adsorbents for these dyes. In this study, aluminum porous clay heteros...
The development of blast furnace smelting technology with a high proportion of pellets is an important means for improving the utilization rate of complex co-associated mineral resources. The effect of basicity on the reduction swelling performance o...
11 November 2020
In recent years, the need for comfortable visual environments in indoor spaces has increased energy use in buildings. There have been diverse studies on using a light shelf to solve this problem. It is an effective system that allows external natural...
Hybrid vehicles utilize multiple power sources, making them energy-efficient and enhancing both fuel efficiency and dynamic performance. As a result, hybrid vehicles have recently been adopted as race cars, which demand high powertrain performance. T...
With the gradual depletion of high-quality iron ore resources, global steel enterprises have shifted their focus to low-grade, high-impurity iron ores. Using low-grade iron ore to produce pellets for blast furnaces is crucial for companies to control...
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